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Um. Yo ho ho?
Sep. 19th, 2006 03:59 pmToday is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. In case you hadn't guessed it by all the pirate paraphenalia around eljay, I mean. ^^ Consequently, I'm using my writing-pirate icon, even though I have no decent writing for you all today. Sorry~!
It is also the day I had my interview with the latest staffing company of choice. I did not talk like a pirate for my interview, although I'm sure at least one of the three people I spoke to would have appreciated it. He looked like he needed a smile. Anyway. I had to fill out lots of papers, take a few tests (including a typing test -- I apparently type 92/wpm when I'm being careful -- I also scored super-well on accuracy, although I don't remember the number. I wish I could find out my typing rate for when I'm not being careful, but then my accuracy would probably go down considerably). After the tests were finished, I went back to my comfy waiting-room seat and the desk-guy read through my scores. When he got to my typing score, he told me it was the highest he'd ever seen and asked if I wanted to take some data entry tests, too. (I'm not sure how impressive "highest he'd ever seen" is; I have no idea how long he'd been looking at typing scores.) I did take the data entry, and while I wasn't fantastic at the tests, he said I was better than average. That made me feel good, as I like being "better than average".
Um. After those tests, I spoke with a staff representative, who went through a few things, asked me a few questions, and gave me an idea of what the service is for. All in all, it was a successful venture -- I have a great deal more confidence in this place than I ever had in the previous agency with which I spoke.
My to-do list is still pathetic. Most of what's on it consists of writing, going to the post office, and firing missiles. I'll have to catch up on that soon.
It is also the day I had my interview with the latest staffing company of choice. I did not talk like a pirate for my interview, although I'm sure at least one of the three people I spoke to would have appreciated it. He looked like he needed a smile. Anyway. I had to fill out lots of papers, take a few tests (including a typing test -- I apparently type 92/wpm when I'm being careful -- I also scored super-well on accuracy, although I don't remember the number. I wish I could find out my typing rate for when I'm not being careful, but then my accuracy would probably go down considerably). After the tests were finished, I went back to my comfy waiting-room seat and the desk-guy read through my scores. When he got to my typing score, he told me it was the highest he'd ever seen and asked if I wanted to take some data entry tests, too. (I'm not sure how impressive "highest he'd ever seen" is; I have no idea how long he'd been looking at typing scores.) I did take the data entry, and while I wasn't fantastic at the tests, he said I was better than average. That made me feel good, as I like being "better than average".
Um. After those tests, I spoke with a staff representative, who went through a few things, asked me a few questions, and gave me an idea of what the service is for. All in all, it was a successful venture -- I have a great deal more confidence in this place than I ever had in the previous agency with which I spoke.
My to-do list is still pathetic. Most of what's on it consists of writing, going to the post office, and firing missiles. I'll have to catch up on that soon.
